Hadopi law (2009–2026)
The French Administrative Supreme Court ruled in favour of La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network (FDN), Franciliens.net and Fédération FDN by recognising that the Hadopi law’s surveillance system that aims to combat illegal files sharing breaches fundamental rights protected by the European Union. The government has been ordered to repeal the key provisions of this decree. It is now up to the government to acknowledge the end of this law and finally accept that the non-commercial sharing of culture online must not be criminalised.
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Hadopi law (2009–2026)
The French Administrative Supreme Court ruled in favour of La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network (FDN), Franciliens.net and Fédération FDN by recognising that the Hadopi law’s surveillance system that aims to combat illegal files sharing breaches fundamental rights protected by the European Union. The government has been ordered to repeal the key provisions of this decree. It is now up to the government to acknowledge the end of this law and finally accept that the non-commercial sharing of culture online must not be criminalised.
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The Digital Omnibus is going on summer break. Your rights are not.
In November 2025, the European Commission presented the Digital Omnibus as a simplification package for EU digital rules. Since then, the AI Omnibus has been adopted, weakening the AI Act before key safeguards fully apply. The Data Omnibus is still moving through the Council and European Parliament, covering the Data Acquis, GDPR and ePrivacy rules. Decisions on it will be waiting after summer, with the same basic problem: a deregulation agenda sold as simplification, with weak evidence, rushed process and real risks for people.
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Proposed Europol reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance, and sidelines oversight
Third reform in six years allocates €3 billion to controversial EU policing agency with the capacities to place everyone under surveillance.
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Joint Statement: Pegasus in the European Parliament, the EU Must Act Now
A joint statement with civil society organisations and individual signatories is calling on the EU institutions to regulate spyware technologies after the 2026 Citizen Lab revelations.
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EDRi-gram, 1 July 2026
What has the EDRi network been up to over the past few weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: The heat is on
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Now or never: why the Digital Euro must not fail on privacy
Europe is developing a Digital Euro to reduce its reliance on US-controlled payment systems and give citizens a privacy-friendly digital payment option. Epicenter.works and other civil society groups support the project but argue that strong privacy protections must be built into its technology, not just promised on paper, to ensure public trust and protect fundamental rights. The vote of the ECON Committee signals a move in the right direction, which must not be weakened in the remainder of the legislative process.
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Slovenia’s democracy under siege: An urgent update
Following the March 2026 elections, Slovenia's newly appointed right-wing coalition government – led by Janez Janša in his fourth term – has launched an aggressive crackdown on independent civil society. Janša’s return follows a turbulent campaign marred by the Black Cube scandal involving an Israeli intelligence firm. Now, his administration is moving fast to radicalise politics, using tactics that also threaten broader EU democratic standards. This poses danger to civil society, fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, and will also have a significant impact on the protection of digital rights in Slovenia.
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EDRi Annual Report 2025: Championing digital rights in the deregulation era
In 2025, the EU entered an era of deregulation in which hard-fought digital rights protections are being diluted. With our long-term vision for digital futures in mind, EDRi's work in 2025 focused on protecting digital rights legislation and advocating for human-centred perspectives. We also adopted our new agile and responsive strategy which will guide our work for the next five years.
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AI Omnibus deal: EU lawmakers should reject a rollback of AI safeguards
On 7 May 2026, EU institutions reached a final deal on the AI Omnibus, a file presented as technical simplification of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). In practice, the deal delays key protections, weakens transparency and creates a dangerous precedent for the EU digital rulebook. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU should reject it.
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Statement: End complicity with ISS World Europe
ISS World Europe is an annual surveillance industry trade fair where the most invasive technologies for mass surveillance, data harvesting and tracking of individuals are traded and promoted. Such a marketplace for digital repression tools, connected to companies directly involved in war crimes, human rights violations, and the genocide in Gaza, should have no place in the EU. Civil society is calling on the EU to immediately cut ties with ISS World Europe.
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A push back to Czech football club‘s plan to install facial recognition CCTV system
There is a debate in the Czech Republic over the use of facial recognition cameras in stadiums. Both clubs and politicians are calling for biometric surveillance after hundreds of fans stormed the football pitch during a recent match. The debate has unfolded with pushbacks from the public opinion and digital rights groups, including IuRe, while government officials are still considering the implementation of biometric system regardless of their illegality.
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Inside Italy’s low-cost spyware economy
Commercial spyware in Europe has recently made headlines with the now notorious names of Pegasus and Graphite, the expensive, exploitation-driven products at the top end of the market. Much less known is the wide underworld ecosystem of low-cost spyware vendors, often targeting citizens via their smartphones. EDRi member Osservatorio Nessuno has investigated and analysed two separate products, Spyrtacus and Morpheus.
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